The National tribune., 1887-04-14
Give Them Their Due.

Stephen A. Peck, Central Falls. Pa, thinks
the Government should pension all soldiers on
reaching the age of so or 90.
Clinton T. Hall, 927t Jackson street, San
Francisco, argues in favor of the claims of the
ex-prisOners of war upon the consideration of
the Government. He says that the late Con-
gresS having done nothing in the matter, the
comrades should rally and elect a Congress that
will hear them.
John A. Otto, Co. Fl, 2O2d Pa, Henry H.,
hopes the time will come when the Government
will make good its obligations and pledges to
the soldiers.
A. C. Beemer, Co. NJ. 5Oth n. Y. Engineers,
Kizer's, Pa, thinks that if the Government
would do justice TO the soldiers it would not be
so greatly worried how to dispose of the Treas
ury surplus.
Whipple Mills, Co. G, 7th VT, West Rutland,
VT. rSseptS with Indignation the abusive words
of Gen. Bragg, who said that the men who en-
listed under the last calls of the President for
troops were the scum and dregs of society. He
says that of eight men who enlisted at that time
from one school district in West Rutland four
were under Is years of age and three had al
ready served their terms in the army and
been honOrably discharged. Out of 100 who
| Joined the 9Th VT as recruits nearly all were
| boys who had been too young to enlist before,
| or veterans who had already given the Govern
ment years of faithful service. Many of these
laid down their lives in the trenches at Peters
| burg and on many well-fought fields. He says
Mr. Bragg ought to hang his head in shame.
NJ. A. MOrthand, Murrinsville, Pa, hopes the
Morrill, bill for the relief of ex prisoners of war
| will be passed by the next Congress.
r. +. Mills. Hickory, ILL.,, inclOses q clipping
| from the Chicago Herald denouneing pension
| legislation. He says he has always been a
| friend of that paper, and deeply regrets its
course toward the soldiers.
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| Government is very unfathful to its pledges in
refusing to provide for the disabled soldiers.
| He says iE could we'll afford not only to give
| them land in the West, but transport them
| there. The soldiers ought to be careful how
they vote, and support only those who are
known to be their friends.
| John w. Stautfer, Corporal, Co. A, 18th Pa,
| Reynoldsville, Pa. writes at length of the inst
/ claims of the soldiers upon the Government.
| The promises made to the bondhOlders are
scrupulously kept, but those to the soldiers
| have been, to a great extent, ignored.
| A. MOntfort, WhitestOwn, Ind, writes in
/ touching terms of the disabled and poverty
stricken soldiers. The country is abundantly
able to contribute to their support as it is
bound to do by all considerations of justice.
/ ThOs. WOOlley, Sterling, ILL.,, inclOses an arti-
| Gle from the Chicago Times, in which the SOL
diers who ask that justice may be done them
| are denounced rs mendicants, and he hopes the
comrades will not forget those who speak of
| them so cruelty and unjustly.
J. ID. Furgeson, Fir. Mimi, thinks the Gov
ernnment ought to give the soldiers homes in
the West, where millions of acres of land are
| lying idle and unproductive.
Joseph Monk, Chicago. ILL.,, denounces Gen.
Bragg, of Wis.,, in scathing terms for the cruel
and unjust manner in which he referred to the
soldiers in his recent speech in Congress. The
writer says that, in his opinion, it took more
| "sand" to enlist in 81 after the people had
learned what war was, than it did to rush to the
| front ut the first call for troops.
Ii. G. Denny, Co. III, 18th Ind, COmanche,
Tex, says the next thing in order should be the
equalization of bounties, which is a Just meas
ure and should be passed.
T. K. Irons. Co. q, 120th Ind, Sonora, Iowa,
speaks in high terms of the gallant fight made
| in behalf OF the pension bill by Members of Con-
gress who are friends Of the soldiers. He has
| no doubt that the boys will remember them
hereafter, nor will they forget those who have
been faithless to the soldieTa